New Renault 4 driven in this week's Auto Express
In this week's issue of Auto Express magazine we hit the road in the new Renault 4 to see if the R5's bigger brother is an all-electric success.
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Plus, we have the lowdown on the next-generation BMW 1 Series and take a closer look at the latest Jeep Compass.
In the drives section we try out the new entry-level Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Match to see if it's the pick of the range, get to grips with the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Cabriolet and test the Nissan Ariya Nismo in the UK.
If that wasn't enough we have a hot electric estate shootout as the Audi S6 e-tron Avant and BMW i5 M60 Touring go head-to-head.
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